Love can often be misguided and do as much harm as good, but respect can do only good. It assumes that the other person's stature is as large as one's own, his rights as reasonable, his needs as important.

You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give.

I think if the people of this country can be reached with the truth, their judgment will be in favor of the many, as against the privileged few

I wish I really knew what the Republican foreign policy has been. I don't. I am a Democrat, and I really don't know what it has been.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Do whatever comes your way to do as well as you can. Think as little as possible about yourself. Think as much as possible about other people. Dwell on things that are interesting. Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.

The word liberal comes from the word free. We must cherish and honor the word free or it will cease to apply to us.